#8A49A7#8A49A7

#8A49A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.155 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49A7
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 167)
HSL	hsl(281, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 56.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 43.57, -39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 58.88, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1079 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.155 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8377, 12.9589, 38.0081)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49A7 #66A749

analogous

#5B49A7 #8A49A7 #A74995

triadic

#8A49A7 #A78A49 #49A78A

tetradic

#8A49A7 #A75B49 #66A749 #4995A7

square

#8A49A7 #A75B49 #66A749 #4995A7

split-complementary

#8A49A7 #95A749 #49A75B

monochromatic

#442452 #67367C #8A49A7 #A66EBF #C098D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8A49A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A49A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49A7

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49A7	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3061AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4767A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.155 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc1',
    500: '#8a49a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49a7;
$custom-light: #ae7fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.489,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52444,
    "c": 0.15463,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49A7

secondary

#9DBE8D

accent

#CF597D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49A7

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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